2 GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN THE THEA TR.E (E. and \N. mean East and West of Broadway) PLA YS CACTUS FLOWER-A bright trifle by Abe Bur- rows that has to do \vith a philandering dentist, his doxy, and his starchy secretary, \\1ho eventually blossoms out and nails him for her own. Lauren Bacall, Barry Nelson, Burt Brinckerhoff, Brenda Vaccaro, and Robert Moore are among tho e happily pres- ent. Mr. Burrows' direction of the comedy is alert and effective. (Royale, 45th St., W. CI 5-5760. Nightly, except Sundays, at 8 :40. Matinees Wednesdays at 2 and Saturdays at 2 :40.) GENERATION-A long-drawn-out struggle be- tween a civilIzed Chicagoan and his beatnik son-in-Ia\\', who resides in a lovier East Side loft. The play was written by William Good- hart, and is fortunate in having the services of Henry Fonda, who plays the father-in-law. (Morosco, 45th St., VV. CI 6-6230. Nightly, except Sundays, at 8 :40. Matinées Wednes- days at 2 and Saturdays at 2 :40.) THE IMPOSSIBLE YEARs-Alan King as a psychia- trist who is baffled by the adolescents he is supposed to know all about. A frantic but not very stimulating comedy. (Playhouse, 48th St., E. CI 5-6060. Nightly, except Sun- days, at 8 :40. Matinées \N ednesdays at 2 and Saturdays at 2 :40.) INADMISSIBLE EVI DENCE- John Osborne's attenu- ated and cheerless dranla about the disinte- gration of an English lawyer Nicol vVilliam- son has the taxing central role, which involves delivering practically non-stop mon- ologues. (Belasco, 44th St., E. JU 6-7950. Moves on Tuesday, Feb. 8, to the Shubert, 44 th St., W., CI 6-5990. Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8 :40, and Sundays at 7. Mati- nées Saturdays and Sundays at 2 :30.) MARAT/SADE- The Royal Shakespeare Company, busily directed by Peter Brook, in a drama that depicts the awful situation of the in- Inates of an early-nineteenth-century insane a ylum. Long and lugubrious (Martin Beck, 45th St., W. CI 6-6363. :t\ightly, except Sun- days, at 8 :40. J\1atinées Wednesdays at 2 and Saturdays at 2 :40.) THE ROYAL HUNT OF THE SUN-An absorbing dra- ma, by Peter Shaffer, that colorfully details SOlne of the events that took place when Pizarro and his tiny band set about the con- quest of Peru. Chri topher Plummer cannot be faulted as Pizarro, and David Carradine is a tower of strength as Atahualpa, the Inca chieftain whon1 the Spaniards destroyed. The play is incisively directed by John Dexter, and has superb settings and costumes by Michael Annals. (ANT A Theatre, 52nd St., W. CI 6-6270. Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8 :30. Matinées Wednesdays at 2, Satur- days at 2 :30. and Sundays at 3.) You CAN IT TAKE IT WITH Y ou-A first-rate re- vival of the thirty-year-old cOlnedy that is as funny now as when it was written. The play is enacted by the AP A Repertory Company. and all of those on view do well by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. Ellis Rabb directed the show and he has done a scin- tillating job. (Lyceu1n, 45th St., E. JU 2- 3 8 07. Nightly, except Sundays, at 8 :30. Matinées vVednesdays at 2 and Saturdays at 2.3 0 .) THE ZULU AND THE ZAYDA-Menasha Skulnik plays a Jewish grandfather who doesn't believe in apartheid on the loose in South Africa and Louis Gossett plays a ndtive who is his cus- todian and his pal. A rather fragile drall1a, which was written by Ho\vard Da Silva and Felix Leon and has incidental music and lyrics by Harold Ronle. (Cort, 48th St., E. CI 5-4289 Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8 :40. Matinées Wednesdays at 2, Saturdays at 2 :40. and Sundays at 3.) LONG RUNS-ANY WEDNESDAY: Barbara Cook, Rosemary Murphy, and George Gaynes in a farce about a girl who is a rich man's play- , \ ""'\\\\; (( Y' ...... r\. \ Æ' ,,_ --'H'( )1 ) \ - ----- - \':..-_- --......-.\, ) .. III - *- p ------- - ;;- ' II '" I I n -;I : '\ N h'f ìJj >::; ('t'''2..'-''' ; IJ J ,(: 'd "' "" i !) f ( I' .. 7/ ..,:t:'/...' _.. ..:, (' .J ? -l .l ' (" r'.(l . ' 0 . LA'!iL"- A CONSCIENTIOUS CALENDAR. OF EVENTS OF INTER.EST S-M-T-W-T-F-S 6 I 7 I 8 I 9 t I t I thing. (Music Box, 45th St., Vv-. CI 6-4636. Nightly, except Sundays at 8 :40. Matinées Wednesdays at 2 and Saturdays at 2:40.)... BAREFOOT IN THE PARK: A young couple's trou- bles in a Manhattan walkup. (Biltmore, 47th St., W. JU 2-5340. Nightly, except Sundays, at 8 :30. Matinées Wednesdays at 2 and Saturdays at 2 :30.). . . LUV: Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, and Gabriel Dell a c; three very confused (and entertaining) neurotics. (Booth, 45th St., W. CI 6-5969. Nightly, ex- cept Sundays, at 8 :40. Matinées Wednesdays at 2 and Saturdays at 2 :40.). . . THE ODD COU- PLE: Neil Simon's comedy about a pair of marital rejects trying to make a go of it in the lonely reaches of a Riverside Drive apart- ment. Jack Klugman and Eddie Bracken lead the cast. (Plymouth, 45th St., W. CI 6- 9 1 56. Nightly, except Sundays, at 8 :40. Matinées \Vednesdays at 2 and Saturdays at 2:40.)... THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES: An account of the vicissitudes of an Irish- ,t\merican fa1TIily in the Bronx. Now with Maureen O'Sullivan, Chester Morris, and Walter Mc- Ginn. (Henry Miller, 43rd St., E. BR 9- 3970. Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8 :40. Matinées Wednesdays at 2 and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 :40.) ?cheduled to open too late for revie\\ in this Issue: THE GREAT I NDOORS-A play by Irene Kamp, vÚth Curt Jurgens, Geraldine Page, and Clarence \ìVilliams III Directed by George Schaefer. (Eugene O'{\" eill, 49th St., W. CI 6-8870. Nightly, except Sundays, at 8: 30. Matinées \Yednesdays at 2 and Saturdays at 2 :30.) WAIT UNTIL DARK-Frederick Knott's ne\v sus- pense play, starring Lee Remick and Robert ,... -<>r- -y- Duvall. The director is Arthur Penn. (Ethel Barrymore, 47th St., W. CI 6-0390. Nightly, except Sundays, at 8 :40. Matinées vVednes- days at 2 and Saturdays at 2 :40.) MUSICALS ON A CLEAR DAY You CAN SEE FOREVER-Alan Jay Lerner hasn't been too successful in blending extrasensory perception and reincarnation into a smooth mixture in this musical, but the score, by Burton Lane, is bright, and Bar- bara Harris, as an ESP girl, is delightful. Oliver Smith has provided fine sets, and Freddy vVittop splendid costumes. (Mark Hellinger 51St St., W. PL 7-7064. Nightly, except Sundavs, at 8 :30. Matinées Wednes- days at 2 and Saturdays at 2 :30.) SKYSCRAPER-A mediocre nlusical based on Elmer Rice's "Dream Girl," in which Julie Harris appears pleasantly as a lass whose head is full of dreams. The play was written by Peter Stone, and the music and lyrics are by James Van Heusen and Sam1TIY Cahn. (Lunt-Fon- tanne, 46th St., W. JU 6-5555. Nightly, except Sundays, at 8 :30. Matinées Wednes- days at 2 and Saturdays at 2 :30.) SWEET CHARITy-A simple tale about a dance-hall hostess panting to meet a man who will love her truly. Neil Simon, who wrote the book, hasn't come up with much in the way of solid humor for the enterprise, but Bob Fosse's choreography and direction are expert, and the music and lyrics, by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields, are commendable. Gwen Verdon is fine as a girl vÚth lots and lots of heart, and her supporting company is ex- cellent (Palace, Broadway at 47th St. PL 7- 2626. Nightly, except Sundays, at 8 :30. Mati- nées vVednesdays at 2 and Saturdays at 2 :30.) LONG RUNS-FIDDLER ON THE ROOF: Herschel Ber- nardi in a saga derived from some Sholom Aleichem tales. (Imperial, 45th St., vV. CO 5- 24 12 . Nightly, except Sundays, at 8 :30. Mati- nées Wednesdays at 2 and Saturdays at 2 :30.). . . fUNNY GIRL: Mimi Hines portraying Fanny Brice. (Winter Garden, Broadway at 50th St. CI 5-4878. Nightly, except Sundays, at 8: 30 Matinées Wednesdays at 2 and Sat- urdays at 2: 30.). . . GOLDEN BOY: A musical re- hash of Clifford Odets's drama about a highly sensitive boxer. played by Sammy Davis. (Majestic, 44th St., W. 581-4792. Nightly, except Sundays. at 8: 30. Matinees Wednes- days at 2 and Saturdays at 2 :30.). . . HALF A SIXPENCE: Tommy Steele in an adaptation of H. G. Wells' "Kipps." (Broadhurst, 44th St., VV. CI 6-6699. Nightly, except Sundavc; at 8 :30. Matinées Wednesdays at 2 and Satur- days at 2:30.). . . HelLO, DOLLY!: Ginger Rogers now has the role of Dorothy Vernon. (St J ames, 44th St., \ìV. OX 5-5858. Nightly, ex- cept Sundays. at 8: 30. Matinées \i\T ednesdays at 2 and Saturdays at 2 :30.) OFF BROADWAY (Confirmation of rlates, curtain times, and casts is distinctly advisable) CITY CENTER-RUMANIAN FOLK BALLET: Final per- fonl1ances of a one-week engagement by a COll1pany of ninety dancers, c;ingers and 1TIusicians. Thursday and Friday, Feb. 3-4, at 8 :30, and Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 5-6, at 2 :30 and 8 :30. . . . COMÉDIE FRANÇAISE: Open- ing performances of a three-week repertory that will continue through Sunday, Feb. 27. LIAVARE: Tuesday, Feb. 8, at 7 :30, and vVednesday and Thursday, Feb. 9-10, at 8 :30 ... LE CID: Friday, Feb. II, at 7:45, and Saturday, Feb. 12, at 2:30 and 8:30. A limited number of earphones that provide a sitnultaneous translation mav be rented at each perfonl1ance. (City Cent r, 131 W. 55th St. CJ 6-8989.) REPERTORY THEATER OF LINCOLN CENTER-The con1pany's third offenng will be Sartre's THE CONDEMNED OF ALTONA, adapted by Justin O'Brien. Opens Thursday Feb. 3, and will run through Sunday, 11arch 13. (Vivian Beaumont Theater, 150 W. 65th St. EN 2- 7616. Opening-night curtain at 6:30; there- after Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8, and BOOKS THE CURRENT CINEMA MUSICAL EVENTS THE RACE TRACK A REPORTER AT LARGE THE THEATRE Page 129 124 89 126 94 84 u THE NEW YOR.KER. 2" WEST 4JRD STRE.E. T TELEPHONE ADVf.1I. TlSING &. SU6SCII.IPTIONS. 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